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BALTIMORE – UMBC women's soccer's redshirt junior Jessy Brown
(Plantation, Fla./American Heritage) tallied her league-leading
fourth game-winning goal of the season in a 2-1 victory against
Vermont in America East action on a rainy Thursday night at UMBC
Stadium. The victory was the third straight for the Retrievers and
their sixth at home in 2013.

The Retrievers have won six of their last eight contests to
improve to 8-4-2 overall and 3-1-0 in America East action, while
Vermont (4-7-2, 1-2-1 AE) fell for the second time in conference
play.

UMBC wasted no time taking control of the contest, as the
America East Player of the Week Alexa Quaranta
(Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall) sent a shot that grazed the post and
went wide of the net 1:20 into the match. The Retrievers continued
to put pressure on UVM goalkeeper Morgan Nichols, tallying 10 shots
and placing six on net in the opening half.

Junior midfielder Paige Preston
(Freehold, N.J./Freehold) headed in the first goal of her career to
break a scoreless tie in the 50th minute, coming off a pass played
in from the far left by sophomore back Amira Walcott
(Beltsville, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt). The assist marked the eighth
point of the season for the second-year back and her fifth in the
last four games.

Just 5:30 later, UMBC junior back Melissa Hummel
(Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East) gathered a failed clear attempt
by Vermont and sent a long ball inside the box for Brown. Brown
settled the bouncing pass and punched home her fourth goal of the
year for her team-leading ninth point of 2013.

Vermont was able to get one back in the 81st minute, as freshman
forward Caitie Green found herself unaccounted for on the weak side
of the field. The reigning America East Rookie of the Week Nikki
McFarland played the ball over to Green, who was able to finish
into the upper right of the net from 10 yards out.

UMBC outshot Vermont, 15-5, in the contest, including a 10-2
shot on goal differential. Nichols finished with seven stops, six
coming in the first half, while UMBC senior goalkeeper Lauren Kadet
(Oakville, Ontario/St. Thomas Aquinas) stopped one shot on the
evening.

The Retrievers take Sunday off and return to action in a week,
traveling to Stony Brook on Thursday, Oct. 17. Game time is set for
7 p.m. at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.

Game Notes
-UMBC trails the all-time series, 4-5-2, but is unbeaten versus the
Catamounts in its last four tries.
-The Retrievers matched their longest win streak of the season with
three straight.
-UMBC's three conference wins are the most since 2005 (3-4-1).
-The Retrievers 18 goals matches their highest goal total since
2006.
-Jessy Brown's four game-winners is the most since Jessica Young
had six in 2005.
-The contest was originally scheduled to take place at Retriever
Soccer Park, but due to inclement weather was moved to UMBC
Stadium.